arrester hook
Noun
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A restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier (synset 102745473)
is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motionis a part of: aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop - a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landingssame as: arrester
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